Title 12

(a) The authority or any authority or body which may succeed to the powers, duties, and liabilities vested in the authority is authorized at one time, or from time to time, to provide by resolution for the issuance of revenue bonds for the purpose of paying all or any part of the…

The Department of Economic Development is authorized to construct, erect, acquire, and exercise custodial responsibility over the project, as defined in this part, the ownership of which shall be in the state. The costs of any such project may be paid from the proceeds of state ge…

(a) There is created the Georgia Music Hall of Fame Advisory Committee. (b) The number and identity of the advisory committee members shall be recommended by the executive director and confirmed by the Georgia Music Hall of Fame Authority. Members of the advisory committee shall c…

(a) Effective July 1, 1998, without diminishing the powers of the authority pursuant to Code Section 12-3-524, all personnel positions authorized by the authority in fiscal year 1998 shall be transferred to the Department of Community Affairs. All employees of the authority on Jun…

There is created as a joint committee of the General Assembly the Georgia Halls of Fame Authority Overview Committee to be composed of five members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House and five members of the Senate appointed by the President of the…

The state auditor, the Attorney General, and all other agencies of state government, upon request by the committee, shall assist the committee in the discharge of its duties as set forth in this part. The committee may employ not more than two staff members and may secure the ser…

The Georgia Music Hall of Fame Authority and the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Authority shall cooperate with the committee, its authorized personnel, the Attorney General, the state auditor, the state accounting officer, and other state agencies in order that the charges of the co…

In the discharge of its duties, the committee shall evaluate the performance of the Georgia Music Hall of Fame Authority and the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Authority consistent with the following criteria: (1) Prudent, legal, and accountable expenditure of public funds; (2) Effi…

(a) The committee is authorized to expend state funds available to the committee for the discharge of its duties. Said funds may be used for the purposes of compensating staff personnel, paying for services of independent accountants, engineers, and consultants, and paying all ot…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Authority Act.’’ History. — Code 1981, § 12-3-560, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1251, § 1.

As used in this part, the term: (1) ‘‘Authority’’ means the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Authority. (2) ‘‘Cost of the project’’ means the cost of construction; the cost of all lands, properties, rights, easements, and franchises acquired; the cost of all machinery and equipment; fi…

(a) There is created a body corporate and politic to be known as the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Authority which shall be deemed to be an instrumentality of the State of Georgia and a public corporation; and by that name, style, and title such body may contract and be contracted …

The Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Authority and the Georgia Music Hall of Fame Authority shall to the maximum extent possible work jointly to realize efficiencies and economies in the operation of their adjacent facilities. The two authorities shall make all possible efforts to con…

The corporate purpose and general nature of the business of the authority shall be: (1) Constructing and maintaining a facility to house the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame to honor those, living or dead, who by achievement or service have made outstanding and lasting contributions t…

The authority is authorized: (1) To have a seal and alter it at pleasure; (2) To acquire, hold, and dispose of personal property for its corporate purposes; (3) To appoint, select, and employ officers, agents, and employees, including engineering, architectural, and construction …

It is found, determined, and declared that the creation of the authority and the carrying out of its corporate purposes are in all respects for the benefit of the people of this state and constitute a public purpose and that the authority will be performing an essential government…

The authority is authorized to exercise such of the police powers of the state as may be necessary to maintain peace and order and to enforce any and all zoning, use, and personal conduct restrictions upon the properties, facilities, and persons under its jurisdiction to the exte…

The authority is authorized to contract for or to provide for and maintain a security force with respect to the facilities and property owned, leased, operated, or under the control of the authority and within the territory thereof. The security force shall have the duty to prote…

All moneys received pursuant to the authority of this part, whether as grants or other contributions or as revenues, rents, and earnings, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this part. History. — Code 1981, § 12-3-568, enacted by Ga. L. …

The authority is authorized to fix rentals and other charges which any user, exhibitor, concessionaire, franchisee, or vendor shall pay to the authority for the use of the project or part thereof or combination thereof, and to charge and collect the same, and to lease and make con…

The Attorney General shall provide legal services for the authority and in connection therewith the provisions of Code Sections 45-15-13 through 45-15-16 shall be fully applicable. History. — Code 1981, § 12-3-570, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1251, § 1.

Any action to protect or enforce any rights under this part shall be brought in the Superior Court of Bibb County, Georgia; and such court shall have exclusive, original jurisdiction of such actions. Nothing contained in this part shall be construed to impair any rights afforded …

(a) Every member of the authority and every employee of the authority who knowingly has any interest, direct or indirect, in any contract to which the authority is or is about to become a party, or in any other business of the authority, or in any firm or corporation doing busines…

(a) The authority or any authority or body which may succeed to the powers, duties, and liabilities vested in the authority is authorized at one time, or from time to time, to provide by resolution for the issuance of revenue bonds for the purpose of paying all or any part of the…

The Department of Economic Development is authorized to construct, erect, acquire, and exercise custodial responsibility over the project, as defined in this part, the ownership of which shall be in the state. The costs of any such project may be paid from the proceeds of state ge…

The General Assembly finds that it is in the best interest of the state to provide for the conservation of nongame species of wildlife for the benefit and nonconsumptive use of the citizens of Georgia. Historically, wildlife conservation programs have been focused on the more recre…

As used in this article, the term: (1) ‘‘Department’’ means the Department of Natural Resources. (2) ‘‘Nongame wildlife’’ means all species of flora and fauna indigenous to Georgia which are not legally taken through hunting, fishing, trapping, or otherwise. (3) ‘‘Wildlife’’ means …

(a) The department shall establish nongame wildlife conservation programs and wildlife habitat acquisition programs and educational and promotional activities in support thereof to enhance the protection of nongame wildlife and the nonconsumptive use thereof by the citizens of Ge…

As used in this article, the term: (1) ‘‘American Indian’’ means an individual who is a member of a nation, tribe, band, group, or community that was indigenous to Georgia; is a descendant of persons named as American Indians in the Georgia Senate Bill 89, enacted during the legi…

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person or entity not operating under the provisions of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, or the express written permission of the owner willfully or knowingly to: (1) Dig, probe, break, crack, carve upon, write upo…

(a) After December 1, 1992, it shall be unlawful for any person to buy, sell, trade, import, or export for purposes of buying, selling, or trading for profit any American Indian burial object, sacred object, or object of cultural patrimony, with knowledge that the object is an Ame…

In recognition of the many beautiful and outstanding gardens and nature centers of the State of Georgia, the following gardens and nature centers and such others as may hereafter be designated by resolution of the General Assembly are designated as the official gardens and nature…

Legislative purpose. ‘‘System’’ defined. Duties and powers of department as to system; requirements as to title to land traversed by system. Policies to guide department in creating and administering system. Construction of bicycle trails and bikeways by Department of Transportati…

Duty generally, §12-3-171. Powers generally, §12-3-171. U UNCONSCIOUS PERSONS. Criminal law and procedure. Serious bodily injury. Defined, §§12-5-53, 12-8-62, 12-9-24. UNCULTIVATED AREAS. Wood burning permits, §12-6-90. UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK ACT. Georgia underground storage tan…

License requirements. Mutilated licenses, §12-5-130. N NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMIT. Privatization requirements in effect for waste-water treatment facilities. Notice to owners, §12-5-23.3. Waste-water discharge limitations on persons issued, §12-5-23.2.…

Revenue bonds — Bonds of a single issue as payment for one or more projects; immediate effectiveness of resolutions providing for issuance of bonds; time and manner of passage of resolutions. Revenue bonds — Status as constituting debt or pledge of faith and credit of state; effe…

Landscape irrigation systems. Contest of “rain sensor shut-off switch” installation, §12-5-6. Oconee river greenway authority. Jurisdiction, §12-3-411. Sapelo Island Heritage authority. Jurisdiction of actions against authority, §12-3-451. Power to sue, §12-3-443. Scrap tires. Pr…

Asbestos licenses, §12-12-8. Forestry. Licenses, §12-6-54. PUBLIC UTILITIES. Georgia water supply act of 2008, §§12-5-470 to 12-5-484. Water supply. Georgia water supply act of 2008, §§12-5-470 to 12-5-484. Q QUADRANGLE MAP. Hazardous site inventory, §12-8-97. R RADIOACTIVE WASTE…

12-3-326. 12-3-329. 12-3-330. 12-3-332. 12-3-333. 12-3-334. 12-3-335. 12-3-336. 12-3-337. 44 ment; issuance in coupon or registered form; registration of coupon bonds. Revenue bonds — Signatures; seal. Revenue bonds — Status as negotiable instruments; tax exemption for bonds and …

Definitions. Creation; membership; compensation; qualifications; accountabilities; assignment. Purpose and nature of authority. General powers. Exemption from taxation. Police powers. Security force. Receipt of moneys deemed to be trust funds. Authority to fix rentals and other char…

Article 12 Power Alley Development Authority 12-3-680 through 12-3-708 [Repealed]. ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

Rules and regulations. Board of natural resources. Rulemaking authority, §12-3-74. Short title, §12-3-70. Title of act, §12-3-70. Use of heritage preserves, §12-3-76. HIGH FALLS LAKE. Docks and boat shelters. Permits for construction, maintenance and use on lake, §12-3-34. HIGH S…

North Georgia Mountains authority, §§12-3-290 to 12-3-300. Oconee river greenway authority, §§12-3-400 to 12-3-414. Oil and gas. Discharges of hazardous materials. Oil or hazardous material spills or releases, §§12-14-1 to 12-14-4. INDEX CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES —Cont’d…

(a) The Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources shall: (1) Conduct studies in the field for the purposes expressed in this subsection; (2) Map and prepare reports of the geological and mineral resources of the state; (3) Prepare, or cooperate in pr…

There shall be paid the sum of $250,000.00 to the first person, firm, or corporation, or combination thereof, which puts down and brings in the first commercial oil well in this state, provided that such well must produce at least 100 barrels of oil per day. The determination as to …

Such amount shall be distributed as follows: (1) The sum of $50,000.00 to the owner or owners of the minerals or the property, or both, where the well is drilled, to be divided, where there are multiple owners of the minerals, among them in the proportion of their respective inte…